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Best Public Schools in Cherry County, NE

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Schools

775

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedValentine Elementary School26^th of 294 Nebraska elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Valentine Middle School up 77 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Valentine High School 7.7 students per teacher

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NSCAS English Language Arts (2025)					NSCAS Mathematics (2025)						NSCAS Science (2025)		ACT English Language Arts (2025)	ACT Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NSCAS English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 4th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 5th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts 6th Grade	NSCAS English Language Arts All Grades	NSCAS Mathematics 3rd Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 4th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 5th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 6th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics 8th Grade	NSCAS Mathematics All Grades	NSCAS Science 8th Grade	NSCAS Science All Grades	ACT English Language Arts 11th Grade	ACT Science 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Cody-Kilgore Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Nth Burlington Street	Kilgore	69216	Cherry County	Cody-Kilgore Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 966-2291	73	10	7.4	52.1%	61 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.1%)								(n/a)					79.4						82.4					$21,154	$1,668	$17,820
Cody-Kilgore High School	Public	9-12	360 W 4th St	Cody	69211	Cherry County	Cody-Kilgore Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 823-4190	47	7	7.2	57.4%	32 (68.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (17.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.4%)								(n/a)																$39,777	$238	$30,923
Cody-Kilgore Middle School	Public	6-8	360 West 4th Street	Cody	69211	Cherry County	Cody-Kilgore Public Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 823-4117	32	4	8.5	46.9%	25 (78.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (9.4%)								(n/a)					62.5						84.4					$22,066	$122	$21,509
Cutcomb Lake School	Public	PK, KG-8	30 Miles S of Nenzel Nebraska	Cody	69211	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 823-4208	4	1	4.0		4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$35,947	$221	$27,804
Valentine Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	615 E 5th St	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(402) 376-3237	285	25	11.3	45.6%	224 (78.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.6%)	3 (1.1%)	28 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.9%)	86.1	26^th of 294 public elementary schools	91.2%		83	51^st of 428 public elementary schools	88.1%	25	80.0	86.4			83.2	80.0	79.6				79.8					$21,131	$1,642	$17,749
Valentine Middle School	Public	5-8	239 N Wood	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 376-3367	159	16	10.2	45.3%	115 (72.3%)	1 (0.6%)	14 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (8.8%)	81.6	16^th of 133 public middle schools	88.0%		58.8	93^rd of 200 public middle schools	53.5%	77			67.5	76.9	73.1			75.0	82.1	82.1	72.4	87.2	88.6			$22,711	$587	$19,605
Valentine High School	Public	9-12	431 N Green St	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 376-1780	158	21	7.7	39.2%	113 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (13.3%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (8.2%)	45.9	91^st of 146 public high schools	37.7%		19.9	141^st of 168 public high schools	16.1%	50														40.7	59.3	$32,971	$819	$26,355
Simeon School	Public	PK, KG-8	88709 Simeon Rd	Valentine	69201	Cherry County	Valentine Community Schools	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(402) 376-3367	17	3	5.6	29.4%	17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																$23,075	$160	$21,978

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Nebraska Department of Education.

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